Favorite medical translation posts of 2011

We continue to take a look back at 2011 with a review of favorite posts from our “Medical Translation and Interpretation” blog.Our medical language services blog stream covers the most specific subject matter of our three blog channels. The posts a…

Our top 3 translation posts of 2011

Actually, these are just my favorites…You may not have noticed that our Language Translation Inc. blog contains three distinct streams, or channels: one about language translation and interpretation; another one dealing with medical language services…

Merry Xmas from Kwintessential!

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Phil does Santa run three times for charity

Kwintessential Relationship Manager, Phil Reynolds, took part in three Santa fun runs this month to raise money for the Children’s Hospice South West. Phil Reynolds, 27, donned his red suit and beard to take part in Santas on the Run in Bath, Bristol and Wells. He joined hundreds of people taking to the streets in […]

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Language Translation – Christmas in translation

What comes up in a Google search for Christmas and translation?This seasonal “Language Links” post will answer a question that somehow came to my mind this week: what is floating around the web on the subject of Christmas + translation? Fi…

Language Translation – Translating the Internet, sentence by sentence

Over 100,000 would-be translators are on the waiting list for Duolingo, a platform with a unique approach to crowdsourcing.A few months ago, I wrote a post about how translation is falling back into favor as a language learning method, at least among s…

Language Translation – Demand for telephone interpretation increases

While Spanish remains the most-requested language for telephone interpreting in the USA, other languages are showing growing demand.The results of a recent report, published in a Mediapost.com article, show developments in the market for telephone inte…

Language Translation – "Pharmacy Translation Kit" expands language reach

Used in New Zealand, the “Pharmacy Translation Kit” has added 4 new languages.We first reported on New Zealand’s “Pharmacy Translation Kit” when it came out in 2008. The result of a research project sponsored by the N.Z. Pharmacy…

“May contain crazy” – Google translate

So what’s wrong with Google translate? Well actually it’s great…depending on what you use it for. We recently had to completely re-translate a local food company’s packaging due to them using Google to translate their ingredients, etc into Dutch. However, in the Netherlands they were scratching their heads wondering why the packaging stated that “May […]

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UK suffering from Global Skills Gap

A report out today suggests that students in the UK are not what the country needs in order to remain competitive in the global economy. The Global Skills Gap report by the British Council warns that the “UK economy risks losing global competitiveness”. Although the research is making headlines, including on the BBC, is anyone […]

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